Canada Spouse Visa: The Best Way to Call Your Spouse to Canada

Are you married? Staying away from your spouse in Canada? It feels incomplete to be without your spouse in a foreign country if you are a foreign nationalist. But, the Canadian government has made it possible for you to bring your spouse to Canada on the Canada spouse visa. The dependent visa is a visa category which allows you to invite/sponsor your spouse to Canada based on your permit. Let us know about the different visa categories which fall under Canada spouse visa.

SPOUSE DEPENDENT WORK PERMIT:

The first visa category which falls under the Canada spouse visa is spouse work permit to Canada. The visa category is for the spouse of international students who are on study permit in Canada or individuals who are on a work permit in Canada. It allows the spouse of international students or work permit individuals to work in Canada on spouse work permit in Canada. The visa allows the spouse to work in Canada on a legal basis and up to 40 hours/week. There are certain requirements to be met both by the international student or work permit individual as well as the spouse.

Requirements for the international student:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be a full-time student in a reputed educational institute, college or university in Canada
• Must continue study for at least the next 6 months
• Must hold a valid study permit
• Show valid proof of relationship with your spouse

Requirements of work permit holder:

• Must be 18 years old
• Must hold a valid work permit
• Must be employed in the occupation that falls under NOC 0, A or B
• Must hold the work permit at least for 6 months
• Show valid proof of relationship with your spouse 

Requirements of spouse:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be admissible in Canada
• Should demonstrate the necessary documents that show relationship proof with the spouse
• Should demonstrate necessary documents that show proof of funds

For those spouses who are already working in Canada and wish to stay more in Canada can apply for Canada spouse work permit extension. The extension depends on the extension of the permit of the international student or work permit holder in Canada.  The processing time for spouse work permit to Canada depends on country to country. For spouses who are applying for spouse work permit to Canada from India the processing time on an average is 14 weeks and for Canada spouse work permit extension for online applications on an average it is 51 days and for paper-based applications, it is 108 days. In case, the person fails to apply for visa extension within the validity of the current visa then they need to apply for visa restoration in Canada within 90 days or must leave Canada.

SPOUSE DEPENDENT PERMANENT RESIDENCY:

Another way through which you can invite your spouse to Canada is spouse dependent permanent residency. The visa allows you to sponsor your spouse to Canada for permanent residency based on your permanent resident status in Canada. You can sponsor your spouse living with you in Canada on any legal status for permanent residency or you can call sponsor your spouse living outside Canada for permanent residency.

Requirements to become sponsor:

• Must be 18 years old
• Must demonstrate sufficient funds to sponsor your spouse
• Must show necessary documents to prove relationship with spouse

Requirements to be fulfilled by spouse:

• Must be 18 years old
• Must be admissible to Canada
• Must show necessary documents to prove relationship with spouse

The processing time of your Spousal sponsorship to Canada application on an average is 12 months. Whether you sponsor your spouse living inside Canada or living outside Canada the processing time remains the same.

Well, Canada spouse visa applications can be made easy if you are assisted by experts. To make your visa application easy, Canadaspousevisa.ca is an online portal where experts provide you solution related to the visa categories according to your profile, requirements of visa category, the application procedure and documents required to make your case stronger. For more information, drop them an email at info@canadaspousevisa.ca or call them on +91 9998686283.